Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-11-18
Phillipsburg to be the Metropolis
Of Northwestern Kansas.

En1lup5burg to be the M6UrOpOuB
Of Northwestern Kansas.
Regular readers of the HERALD
know that we have, for the past six
months. commended that Philipsburg
would be the largest town in ten OF if-
then counties Of Northwestern Kansas.
We still entertain that belief. " e
have several times stated some Of the
reasons .'for the faith within Us - and
we take this opportunity to resJate
some Of those reasons.
LIST. This, Phillips county. is one Of
the best in the state According to the
State Agricultural Reports there is but
one better couuty for corn in Kansas.
Then this C unity having twenty four
living streams Of water, is rapidly
becoming a fine live stock county.
This being about $50 miles east of the
Colorado line, is not so far west as to
be in the "too dry country" Every
year there is more rain fall in this
county than there is south or west Of
us, 1t is q verv fine agricultural conn
~. But in these days it is we'll under
stood that railroads make and unmake
towns. Without them a town cannot
prosper. With even one line town
may grow up into Importance if such
railroad is disposed to favor 1t.
ID Fhillipsburg is on the main line
Of that Great Railway System, the [ hi
cago, Rock Island & Pacific known in
Kansas as the e. X. & NJ about hall
the distance from St. Joseph, Mo-, to
Denver, Colorado. At this point has
been located permanently the division
for both freight and passenger business.
The round house and machine shops
have been located here and are now
being erected of brick and stone in the
most substantial manner. Tho depot
building is nearly finished. Before the
general public had any knowledge that
this was to be a division, representa-
tives of the c, K. * n, Company
came here aud purchased nearly 1900
acres Of land adjoining or lying close
to the old town site, paying a large
price for the same, and they have laid
ont cNtoEsiYe additions 10 the city
They have repeatedly stated that Phil
ipsburg Is 10 be a large place in a lew
years. In fact the sta emenJ has been
made that it is to be The roads princi-
pal and fayoute town betU cen Denver,
Col ., and St Joseph, Mo. A branch
is to be constructed from this place to
SalIna which will shorten materially
the route from Denver to Kansas City
Sd. The location so far as the lay Of
the land is concerned is most admira.
BILE. We do not see how it could be
improved. The drainage is perfect
We have plenty Of good water at 9
depth Of about 90 feet.
4th. We have near this place il
great abundance ire-clay. potters clay
and "a brick clay that resembles the Gel
ebraled Milwaukee clay. From it il
produced a light cOlored brick that l.
as hard as rock. A nail can easill
be driven with brick into solid wood
This magnificent brick-clay will alon,
/ be of incalculable benefit to this town
9TH. PhilIipsburg is the county seat
/ is IN the center Of the county aud ha
no rival, properly speaking, within
distance OF sixty miles. What the
/ shall prevent her from becoming tn
most prosperous city Of Northwestern
/ Kansas? Our climate is mild. our sol
is rich, building stone abundant, brio
Of superior quality and cheap, a goo
/ agricultural county, a good live stoc
county, good pure water and in inez
haustable quantity, a division an
machine shops on the main line of
great ailway, the railroad officers OWL
ing 1900 acres OF lands adjoining an
in the incorporation, an enterprising
wide awake moral population thes
and other advantages ought to and wi
make PhiliipsOarg a city Of sever,
thousands in a few years. II is des
tined TO become the metropolis {
northwestern Kansas. To hasten il
growth, TO help along the boom let tn
HERALD suggest TO those who hay
property to sell, to let 1t go at reasons
BILE prices.